Like war and politics philosophy is too important to be left to professionals. Oh WaitNow I Get It illustrates this basic truth by tackling a broad spectrum of issues which include history religion government sex family and death. In fact the entire contemporary cultural scene from the perspective of a thoughtful amateur philosopher is brought forth within this book. Recalling Neitzsches dictum that all philosophy is also confession Professor Peter Heinegg begins with some autobiographical pieces on his background which include seven years in Jesuit seminaries and doctoral studies at Harvard. He then offers approximately threedozen brief pointed and witty essays that focus on presentday issues but draw upon a lifetime of reading teaching and writing about the great literary and philosophical classics.